Nanpa Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Nanpa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
The alternate forms: Ñanpa (1) are calculated separately.
Nanpa (22) may also be a first name.
Nanpa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanpa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nanpa (Hindi: नान्पा) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Ñanpa. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanpa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Nanpa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Nanpa are found; 42 percent are found in Central Africa and 42 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nanpa is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 95 percent reside and Centre Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ñanpa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nganpa | 91 | 28 | / |
| Gnanpa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nanpah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nganpai | 83 | 19 | / |
| Nanphat | 83 | 5 | / |
| Naanpai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nahnpai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nampa | 80 | 5,584 | / |
| Nanpo | 80 | 2,803 | / |
| Nanpe | 80 | 36 | / |
| Nonpa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nanpi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nampha | 73 | 1,524 | / |
| Nampas | 73 | 840 | / |
| Ngampa | 73 | 420 | / |
| Gnampa | 73 | 271 | / |
| Nampai | 73 | 83 | / |
| Nanpei | 73 | 74 | / |
| Ngonpa | 73 | 57 | / |
| Nampaa | 73 | 46 | / |
| Nampat | 73 | 23 | / |
| Naampa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nganpe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nampoa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nnampa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nounpa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nampad | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nampay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nganpo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nampah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nampau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nampea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nhampa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nanpit | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nanphi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nanpes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gnanpo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Naimpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nanpet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nanpio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nanpeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nanpie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nanpou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Namppa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnanpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nanpoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neampa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnanpy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nam'pa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naanpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nava | 67 | 353,616 | / |
| Naba | 67 | 29,980 | / |
| Namphai | 67 | 326 | / |
| Nonphai | 67 | 87 | / |
| Nganpou | 67 | 84 | / |
| Naanpes | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nampaya | 67 | 29 | / |
| Naanpit | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nampaha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngonpha | 67 | 7 | / |
| N'Nompa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nanphot | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nonphat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nampach | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nanphos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namphat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Natimpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnampas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nampeat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngounpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nganpgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngampay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naanpei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naanpos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nampass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neampea | 67 | 1 | / |
Nanpa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nanpa in the Hindi language | ||
| नान्पा | nanpa | 50 |
| ननपा | nanapa | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nanpa
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